Kings hold off Ducks

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Mike Richards' power-play goal late in the
second period lifted the Los Angeles Kings to a 2-1 win over the Anaheim
Ducks.

Drew Doughty netted the other goal for the Kings, who hold a three-point lead
over the San Jose Sharks for the fourth seed in the Western Conference.

"We had a really good first period and they got some momentum back in the
second with a short-handed goal, and then it was a track meet in the third,"
Kings head coach Darryl Sutter said.

Jonathan Quick stopped 19-of-20 shots in the win.

Ryan Getzlaf registered the lone tally for the Ducks, who still lead Los
Angeles by seven points atop the Pacific Division.

Viktor Fasth made 16 saves in defeat.

Anaheim, which was 5-of-11 against Los Angeles on the power play this season,
had its first one of the game in the final three minutes, but the Kings killed
off the man advantage.

"We had one opportunity on the power play at the end and we didn't take
advantage of it. They took advantage of theirs," Getzlaf said.

Doughty's one-timed slap shot from the high point got the Kings on the board
midway through the opening period, but Getzlaf tied the score early in the
second.

While shorthanded, Getzlaf went after a loose puck at center ice and moved in
alone on Quick, who stepped out and tried to poke check the puck away. But
Getzlaf went around him and wristed the disc home into the empty net to knot
the tilt.

Dustin Brown provided a screen in front of Fasth when Richards' slap shot from
the top of the left circle with 57.2 ticks remaining in the second snuck
underneath the crossbar to make it 2-1.

Quick made 11 saves in the third to seal the win.

Game Notes

Fasth stopped all nine shots he saw in the final stanza ... Richards extended
his point streak to six games ... Los Angeles improved to 18-2-2 when scoring
first.